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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston, part of the Jesuit Mission to St Dominic's Roman Catholic Church, Newcastle. Show more
Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings which were due to be thrown out. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
As Hadrian’s Wall approaches its 1900 Anniversary, our relationship with walls is explored with an archaeologist, artist, naturalist and dry stone waller in Northumberland. Show more
Farming Today
18/12/21 - Farming Today This Week: Trade deals, labour shortages, the 'farmer's wife'
25 minutes
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Charlotte Smith catches up on the week's farming news - from the new trade deal with Australia, to a farmer challenging the job title 'farmer's wife'. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sea shanty star Nathan Evans and the Inheritance Tracks of Josh Groban. Show more
Soul Music
A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
28 minutes
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A composition for voices and harp, written in a cabin of a cargo ship on a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in 1942. Show more
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
From Our Own Correspondent
Turkey's Cost of Living Crisis
28 minutes
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Soaring inflation in Turkey, hospital conditions in Colombia under Covid, and vans where Danish sex workers take clients, plus QAnon believers, and France's rival children's books. Show more
Money Box
What can you do if two suppliers bill you for the same energy use?
25 minutes
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Two suppliers bill for the same energy use, will the interest rate rise reach savers and gift card considerations. Show more
For the first time broadcast live, from the BBC Radio Theatre, London with look at the big issues, from the by election results to cancelled office parties. Show more
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Any Questions?
Tom Pursglove MP, Tim Stanley, Emily Thornberry MP, Munira Wilson MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Luke's School, Redbourn with Tom Pursglove MP, Tim Stanley, Emily Thornberry MP and Munira Wilson MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Faced with selling her house to pay for her care, Carys makes the bold if irrational decision to opt for a world where it’s Christmas every day. Show more
In the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal, cricket writer and medic Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Tamsin Greig, bell hooks, Grandparents and childcare
58 minutes
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Actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role as the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Nick Robinson talks to the chair of the Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
18/12/2021 A major incident has been declared in London, amid a surge in cases of Omicron
15 minutes
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A major incident has been declared in London, amid a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Loose Ends
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Crook, Elvis McGonagall, The Tiger Lillies, Steven Bamidele, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Crook and Elvis McGonagall for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Edward Stourton profiles Sir Patrick Vallance, the former academic who became GSK head of research and development before becoming the government‘s chief scientific adviser. Show more
Icelandic classical pianist Víkingur Ólafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life. Show more
Lend your ears to work by the legendary BBC feature-maker and 'radio man', Piers Plowright, who died in July 2021. Show more
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The Bard of Salford with a mixture of classic and previously unheard poems. From the BBC's Radio Theatre in London. From 2017. Show more
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Moral Maze
Do we get the politicians we deserve?
43 minutes
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Michael Buerk chairs a debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With panellists: Mona Siddiqui, Melanie Phillips, Matthew Taylor and Anne McElvoy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with naturalist Helen MacDonald, poet Salena Godden and the BBC’s Nick Robinson. From 2021. Show more
It's 1987 and Hannah Betts moves to a new house with her large family – a house filled with nocturnal terrors. Can a house really record tragic events of the past? Show more
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A programme about home, memory and ritual. Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by. Show more
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